Mississippi UDC selects West Point for next year's meeting
The Mississippi Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy held a successful Yazoo City convention with over 150 delegates. Mrs Daisy McLaurin Stevens was re elected president by acclamation for another term. The gathering announced future education gifts and reported rising membership while inviting Forrest's Cavalry veterans to a parade and mass meeting at Gelder's Hall.
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Mississippi
Yazoo City
West Point
United Daughters
Daisy McLaurin Stevens
Iers
Eggleston
Raymond
M. A. Wallace
Beauvoir
Virginia Redditt
Price
Carrollton
James K. Dent
A. J. Abrams
D. S. Noel
Grenada
Lucy Green- Yerger
Greenville
Miss Craft
Holly Springs
Maggie Thompson
Crosses
Sanders
Jefferson Davis
John Hawkins McLean
Winona
Industrial Institute and College
Millsaps College
Jackson
Stevens
Forrest's Cavalry reunion HQ secured in Birmingham
Veterans of Forrest's Cavalry are notified that Gelder's Hall at Fourth Avenue and Twentieth Street in Birmingham Alabama has been secured as the reunion headquarters for June.
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Gelder
Fourth Avenue
Twentieth Street
Birmingham
Ala
Forrest
Mignonette Substitutes for Fly Paper Promises Relief
A country woman reports that pots of mignonette in a room repel flies, offering a fragrant alternative to sticky fly paper. The New York Press notes the claim as a pleasant remedy, saying the plant’s scent drives flies away without the effort of driving them out or hanging sheets.
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New York Press
Subscribers urged to settle twelve month arrears
The News mails statements to readers over a year in arrears and urges remittance to avoid government fines. Readers may request continuation if unable to pay and have errors corrected. readers are asked to read their date and act accordingly.
The 10.05 Whisky Riddle From El Paso to El Norte
A tale claims a man bought four drinks across the border with alternating dollars and never lost his starting money, ending with $10.05 of whisky consumed while his initial American dollar remained. Who lost the value in this barter? Modern Society notes reflect on home life and self-education, arguing women influence society at home and men must educate themselves.
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el Paso
Texas
Rio Grande
el Paso del Norte
Mexico
J. M. Barron
Columbia
Resolutions on the Death of G W Owen Mason and Fraternal Loss
A Masonry resolution notes the death of Brother G W Owen, honoring him as a just and upright Mason and a devoted husband father and citizen. It expresses sorrow for the bereaved family and pledges fraternal support, faith, and guidance toward the celestial lodge above. Signed by Pat Henry W W Robeson W S May 1.
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G. W. Owen
Grand Lodge
Supreme Grand East
Celestial Lodge
Pat Henry
W. W. Robeson
W.S. May
Woman Seeks Praise for Taste Not Virtue Ownership
A woman prefers commendation for her discernment rather than being credited with possessing all cardinal virtues.
Also Mentioned on This Page
United Daughters of the Con Federacy
Col. Thomas
Tate
Gelder’s Hall
Tyler
Forrest’s Cavalry
Rankin County Bank
Brandon Miss
Busick’s Mineral Wells Hotel
C. Douglass
Brandon, Miss, Famous Health and Pleasure Resort
Modern Society
Albert M. Shields
Brandon
Brandon Mercantile Co
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